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someone might be considering a cd player but then when they realize
cds are more expensive, choose a turntable.

The subject was COMPLAINTS not sales. And SOUND was the original complaint.

complaints means no sale. a salesperson doesn't give a **** what
someone buys only that they buy *something*.

tube amps add distortion whether or not the person wants it

Not necessarily. Modern premium components make it easy to produce tube
amplifiers that are essentially flat over the audio band, with less than
3 dB attenuation at 6 Hz and 70 kHz.

yes necessarily, and flatness isn't the issue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tube_sound

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tube_s..._and_distortio
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My local big box and book stores are selling LP vinyl records.

they aren't selling...because of their audio quality.

I imagine that LPs are purchased because of their UNIQUE audio quality.

nope. the 'audio quality' can be done digitally. cds can be made to
sound like vinyl.

these days, people buy records for nostalgia, or hipsters thinking it's
cool.